Jen+Aaron // Charleston, SC Wedding

There’s nothing quite so fabulous as Charleston in the spring, except if you’re there to shoot a wedding with some really good people. We photographed Jen and Aaron’s engagement session in Durham, and were super thrilled that they were taking us to South Carolina for their wedding! We were even more thrilled that it was going to be in April before the mosquitos got there! However, it turns out that a whole lot of bitey gnats picked up the mosquitos’ slack and followed us around and chewed on us. For all of their couple portraits where they’re looking very sweet and adorable and attractive, they’re actually being slowly eaten alive by a creek we insisted on putting them near (sorry, guys). But! We think it was worth it. There was moss (yes!) and outdoor string lights (yes!) and water (yes!) and boggy-ness (yes!) and the weather was absolutely perfect (including a brief shower in the evening that washed away the humidity for the rest of the next). We love being in Charleston, we love these guys, and we loved everything about this amazing wedding.

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  • Date: April 11, 2015
  • Ceremony Venue: Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church // Sullivan’s Island, SC
  • Reception Venue: Creek Club at I’On // Mt Pleasant, SC
  • First Dance: “Dust to Dust” – The Civil Wars
  • Aaron’s Occupation: Army Infantry Officer
  • How you Met: 2005, in college
  • Interesting Fact: We’re a Miami Merger – which means we both went to Miami and ended up together. About 14% of alums are Miami Mergers.
  • Vendor Credits: Officiant – Reverend Monsignor Lawrence McInery | Band – White Chocolate Band | Florist – Branch Design Studio | Caterer – Creek Club at I’On | Hair/Makeup – Vanity Salon | Coordinator – Jacqueline Volz with Sweetgrass Social | Decor – 90% DIY by Jennifer | Cornhole Boards – Jennifer’s Dad

Jami+Jack+Cory // Pet Photography

I have a soft spot in my heart for Corgis. Maybe it’s the stubby legs. Maybe it’s the stubby body. Maybe it’s the bat ears and the ridiculous smile they always seem to have plastered on their faces. I’m not sure, but I love them. So I was very, very excited to photograph two Corgis at the same time. Jami adopted Jack and Cory when she was living in Guam many years ago. Jack (black and white) could no longer be taken care of  by his family, and Cory (yellow) was in the very unfortunate situation of being involved in a dog fighting ring. Jami rescued them both, brought them back to the states, and they have been thankfully spoiled rotten ever since and are living very happy and full doggy lives. Unbelievably, Jack is 17 years old, and Cory is 9, but they’re super active and obviously super adorable. They love Jami very much, but Jack decided that his true love might actually be Geoff (who was coincidentally holding the treats). I couldn’t really get Geoff alone for enough time to devise a fool-proof plan to steal both of Jami’s dogs, so they did go home with her instead of us, but at least I have pictures.

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Jessica+Brett // NC Engagement

  • Bret Likes: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, dogs, The Wire, IPA, and Cookie Crisp.
  • Bret Dislikes: Spiders, tuna, shopping for clothes.
  • Bret’s Unusually Impressive Feats of Accomplishment: Air Force veteran, served as Middle East and Korean intelligence analyst (in Korean he worked in an underground bunker and can speak fluent Korean), worked at the NSA, MBA from John Hopkins and has scuba dived with sharks.
  • Jessica Likes: Jeopardy, reading, fleece pajama pants, macaroni and cheese, reminding her loved ones of any ailment she thinks she might have.
  • Jessica Dislikes: Flying, doing the dishes, getting up early, and all the ailments she thinks she has.
  • Jessica’s Unusually Impressive Feats of Accomplishment: Taught in Psychology and English departments at Harvard, recruited to teach two Psychology courses at John Hopkins, started GlazerTalks LLC and and travels internationally to teach about Positive Psychology.
  • Ollie’s Likes: Playing soccer with a tennis ball, sticks, giving high-fives.
  • Ollie’s Dislikes: Dressing up as a firefighter for Halloween.
  • Ollie’s Unusually Impressive Feats of Accomplishment: Has visited 15 US states so far and is the handsomest puppy on Earth.